Do the ingredients of treats matter when choosing a flavor or brand? - Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates
The ingredients of a treat are most important. If your dog has a food allergy, you want to ensure that the allergen is not included on the ingredient label. Besides, you want to ensure that the treats are made in a reputable company's facility to ensure there are no bad byproducts or anything harmful in them.
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What is the most important information I need to look at on dog food bags or cans for ingredients and nutritional values? - Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates
On a food bag, you want to ensure that the food is ACCO certified, which means it meets the food standards of this country. If your dog nutritionally needs fat or a low amount of fat, perhaps due to conditions like pancreatitis, you will want to look at the maximum fat content on the label. If your dog has a certain food allergy, whether that be chicken or beef, you should scan the ingredients carefully. Dogs that are sporting or hunting dogs will need a higher protein level to keep up with their needs.
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What is meant by life stage nutrition? - Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates
Life stage nutrition categorizes nutrition into the best foods for a puppy, an adult, and a senior dog. Depending on the size of the dog, the puppy stage is considered anywhere between a year to about 18 months of age for a large breed, and then adult stages from there to about seven or eight. After that comes the senior stage, which for large breed dogs, starts more around six years of age.
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Do I need to feed a diet specific to my dog’s breed or size? - Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates
Specific diets are particularly important for large breed dogs. Their food, whether it's a puppy or adult formula, has slightly different ratios of minerals and vitamins that help them grow properly as they are going to get so large. Apart from that, ensuring a good quality and complete diet is important. If your dog eats really fast, there are different sizes and shapes of food that can be helpful in slowing them down.
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How many times a day should I be feeding my dog? - Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates
I would suggest feeding your dog at least twice a day. Feeding them more than once a day helps to keep their metabolism up and helps prevent weight gain. Puppies, being in their younger life stages, should be fed at least three times a day.
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Tackling the Tumbleweeds: A Guide to Cat Hairballs
Ah, the joys of cat ownership: the purring, the playful attacks on your toes, and, of course, the occasional surprise
Are there other allergy medications my cat can take? - Loch Haven Veterinary Hospital
Most definitely, and we have a few of them here at the hospital.
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Can I give my cat Benadryl? - Loch Haven Veterinary Hospital
You can, it's going to make them drool a lot, so we usually use a different antihistamine to help treat those allergens.
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